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Hannibal Courier - Post - Hannibal, MO

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Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Posted Dec. 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM

Hot video

Two Australian radio hosts are apologizing for their prank call to the hospital where Prince William's wife, Kate, was being treated.

Quote of note

"Voters were loud and clear on Election Day," Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement on the voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment as part of the state constitution on Monday. Hickenlooper, a Democrat, opposed the measure but had no veto power over the voter-approved amendment. Adults over 21 in Colorado may now possess up to an ounce of marijuana, or six plants.

News to know

The former French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the hotel housekeeper, Nafissatou Diallo, who accused him of sexually assaulting her last year have agreed to settle her lawsuit stemming from their sexual encounter, a judge said on Monday. Mr. Strauss-Kahn was arrested in May 2011, and indicted on charges including attempted rape, sexual abuse, criminal sexual act, unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching.